Watch: Saints DT picks off Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders. Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Watch: Saints DT picks off Patrick Mahomes for 37-yard INT return

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated Oct 7, 2024 10:35 PM ET

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders has tremendous timing.

One minute, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are discussing how Saunders' brother, Kameron, is one of the backup dancers for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. That's notable because Swift's boyfriend is, of course, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

The next?

Saunders snagged a tipped Patrick Mahomes pass out of the air and rumbled 37 yards the other way for one of the most fun interceptions you'll ever see:

BIG MAN INT!!!

What a catch by Khalen Saunders pic.twitter.com/guCQU8Leq5
— ESPN (@espn) October 8, 2024

Not only did Saunders come up with the interception, but when conventional wisdom would tell a 324-pound defensive tackle to sit down in the end zone after that pick, Saunders turned on the jets and almost took it to the house.

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